Garment.



E. J. QUIGLEY.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3,1909.

961,01 3. Patented June 7, 1910.

Witneooeo ing UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD QUIGLEY; OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented June 7, 1910.

Application filed May 3, 1909. Serial No. 493,489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. QUIGLEY, a citizen of the United-Stat$, residing'at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented newand use ful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to improvements in garments and more particularly to one-piece suits of underwear. In garments of this character it is usually customary to pr vide an opening in the back extending from the crotch to about the waist line.

It is the object of this invention to provide a closure for the back opening which is simple in construction and will afiord no discomfort to the wearer.

\Vhile the preferred form is illustrated upon the accompanying sheet of drawing, it is to be understood that minor detall changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

Figure 1 is a view in rear elevation of this invention. the upper part or body of the garmentbeing cut away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking in upon theback of the garment, the front of the garment being opened and turned back to disclose the improved back closure.

The garmentillustrated opens from the neck down the front to the crotch. Another opening is provided down the innerside of one limb covering, however, this-latter opening does not form a part of this invention. As shown in Fig. 1 the back is provided with an opening which extends downward from about the waist line to a point sli htly abovethe crotch, the edges 1 and 2 of this open overlapping each. other. From thispoint the edges separate and extend downward in.- each lower limb covering following what would be the inner seam 'for a distance about half way from the crotch to the'knee and are then joined'to the edge at the beginning of the inner seams 3 and 4. The opening in the front 'extends to the crotch 5 and terminates at the jointure of the inner edges 6 and 7 of the front members of the lower limb covering.

clearly 'il ustrated in Fig. 2., The lower the waist line to a point tending The im roved closure 8 .is of the shape I edge 9 of the closure 8 is secured to the inner of the front portion of the lower limb covering, the closure extending along each edge to a point below the opening in the back. The outer edges 10 and 11 of the closure are secured to the back members forming the lower limb covering, as shown 1n dotted lines in Fig. 1. The

upper edge 12 of the closure is unattached.

hen this garment is assumed the improved closure not only acts to close the opening in the back of the garment, but also forms the crotch of the garment.

\Vhat I claim is 2-- 1. garment of the character described provided with an opening in the back portion thereof, said opening extending down ward in each portion of the lower limb covering, a closure for the opening secured to the inner edges of the front members of the lower limb covering and the outer edges of said closure secured throughout their e.:tire

length to the rear portions thereof.

2. A garment'of the character described provided with an opening in the front extending downward to the bifurcated portion of the garment, and provided with an 0 ening in the back extendin downward rom below the bifurcations, the edges of said opening overlapping each other to a'point above the bifurcations, and an additional crotch member providing a closure for the rear opening below the overlapping portion thereof, said crotch member being secured to the inner edges of the trout portions of the lower'limb covering and the outer edges of said crotch member being secured to the rear portions of the' lower limb coverin 3."A, arment oi the character described provid with an opening in the back exbelow the. crotch, a closure therefor permanently secured to the back of the-lower i'mb covering and to the crotch seam, having a portion of lesser width at the back of the crotch .and free angularly disposed edges extending from each side of the center. EDWARD J. QUIGLEY. r

Witnesses CHARLES J. KIERAN, Jorm B. Kmmm. 

